First time iceskating ⛸️❄️

I’m going to make him include this photo in his first album liner notes

My Tommy has been living his best Christmas Eve today. Let’s hope he sleeps well 🤞🎄

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It’s the rugby Christmas party and my son is out there somewhere on the pitch in his best white trainers…

I am shocked to find out that a man who has consistently shown himself to have an awful public persona for the past 20 years is also awful in private…

Why does AI keep offering to do stuff for me it can’t do? “Would you like that as a downloadable pdf with answers and diagrams?” Yes! “Sorry, I can’t do that”

Can I include my son’s “Class Clown” award as part of his ADHD assessment?

Does your child even play football if your hall isn’t full of black pellets? ⚽️

Perhaps the teacher recruitment crisis is more complex than lots of people think? 🤔

Introducing my youngest…

A half day absence is not always a half day of missed learning. A half day attendance is not always a half day of learning. The “attendance” system measures a very small window of presence at registration times.

So proud of being part of this! The end of edutwitter changed a lot but this shows there are still #teachers out there connecting You can even follow @ttradioofficial.bsky.social here too! And as always you can listen live 🎧

I think the unmeasured small complaints or challenge from parents is also a big drain on staff morale I would imagine this matches a rise in the number of parents willing to be openly critical of school staff in front of their children

My 8yo has his paints out again

"Coaching should NOT be a punishment!" Have you listened to Matt Stone and Oliver Caviglioli talking to Tom Rogers about Coaching WalkThrus? Catch up here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=i__N... #coaching #schools #teachers #cpd #observations #accountability #trust #teachersoftiktok

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Starting in 1 hour! LIVE on TTR, we talk to the authors of Coaching WalkThru's - Matt Stone and Oliver Caviglioli about their new book! Tom Rogers will be the host and this one is for anyone interested in coaching in schools, join us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i__N...

My George competed in his first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament today What a little fighter! ⭐️

“Range of methods” and “balanced approach” are worry for me Often they just mean guess from the pictures Wales is still scared of commitment to Phonics estyn.gov.wales/reading-for-...

In disappointing news… I’m in the Daily Mail (online) 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

The boys helping me remove abandoned fishing nets from the beach this morning 🌊♻️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Developing #curiosity in students? Dedicating a lesson a week for 6th formers where they are taught something that isn't on the syllabus? Tips for #teachers and leaders from James Handscombe! @ttradioofficial.bsky.social Catch the whole conversation here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Professor Becky Allen on Teacher Observations - "It's the seniority system where senior people who may or may not be okay at teaching gets to go around observing other people teaching who are often more effective than them in the classroom" Catch up on the podcast teacherstalkradio.podbean.co...

Rainy weather for the U9s

Rugby for both boys this Sunday 🏉

If you're an MFL teacher and you haven't yet watched my show sponsored by @ioe.bsky.social all about the best CPD for language teachers, please do. It's so important for us to make sure we are at the top of our game and this discussion has some great tips! www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Yr...

Buying multiple soaps and bath bombs in a craft soap shop and I got asked if I wanted them gift wrapped as a present… I had to explain that they were for me and I just really like a bath 🛁

Being a parent volunteer at the boys’ rugby club has the privilege of the best view of the fireworks display… whilst telling people to stay off the pitch

If the discussion with @lessoncopy.bsky.social left you wanting more enthusiasm & your copy hasn’t turned up yet: here I am talking to the library at @hachettelearning.bsky.social HQ. It seems I look at the ceiling when thinking (or that’s where the teleprompter is…) m.youtube.com/watch?v=55tR...

The curiosity conversation in the classroom between teacher and student! Watch the whole conversation and find out what this approach is all about here with James Handscombe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q6V... #curiosity #teaching #learning #curriculum #engagement #classroom #teachers

Developing #curiosity in students? Dedicating a lesson a week for 6th formers where they are taught something that isn't on the syllabus? Tips for #teachers and leaders from James Handscombe! @ttradioofficial.bsky.social Catch the whole conversation here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

30th Anniversary of the Replenish album - Reef were awesome live 🤙

"Saying to a class 'What should be talk about today?' - This is the endgame of the cabinet of curiosity when the class is ready for that!" James Handscombe live now on TTR www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q6V...

Unfortunately, my children are wonderful liabilities and won't be asleep. Hopefully you don't have the same issue and can listen into @jameshandscombe.bsky.social talking about cool stuff.

“You’ve forgotten what it’s like to be in my shoes.” Ben Mendelsohn in Return Home (1990) getting annoyed with… - discover learning? - curse of the expert? - lack of scaffolding? - poor student/teacher relationships? What do we think #teachers?

Woah 😬 the Y7 disengagement dip schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-the...

I am left pondering what I would include in my own Cabinet of Curiosity series of lessons Definitely toponyms Possibly body language So many interesting things left out of the curriculum that could inspire curiosity

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Another exciting one off special show coming up for you this Monday at 7.30pm! Nathan Gynn is joined by James Handscombe to explore all things curiosity in learning, the topic of his new book "Cabinet of Curiosity - Creating a Superpower" - Here is your watch link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q6V...

Is curiosity a superpower? My 8yo has told me “definitely” But how do we keep that in schools? Especially at secondary school? @ttradioofficial.bsky.social

I worked as a bartender, lifeguard, and as a waiter in an Indian restaurant before being discovered as a teacher…

Teaching tough topics - I had the privilege of finding out more about the free Humanitarian Education Programme from British Red Cross on @ttradioofficial.bsky.social Check it out if you are interested in PSHE, geography or citizenship education ⬇️⬇️⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Our future fly-half at rugby camp today

Listen up, I have a theory…

Little dude is buying himself a surfboard…

I am discussing #TeacherQuitTok on @ttradioofficial.bsky.social this morning. Is it a good look for teachers to be taking their issues with the profession to student-foussed social media? Come and join the conversation.

Really useful free resource for #teachers I had the pleasure to discuss in this podcast from @ttradioofficial.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

I should probably stop telling students I was the drummer in Hanson…

My current half-term watchlist for #teachers is - Teachers I Swear Champions History Boys Goodbye Mr Chips (2002) Educating Rita Concrete Jungle To be and to have I’ve had no recommendations for songs/music about teachers? Is that not a genre? Probably not a very rock & roll topic 😂